Image forming apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium

Abstract

An image forming apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus controls estimation processing for estimating a usage environment of the image forming apparatus using information based on communication packets communicated by the image forming apparatus, and issues a notification corresponding to a result of the estimation processing, wherein, in a case where the image forming apparatus is set to a specific mode, control is performed to prevent the estimation processing from being executed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image forming apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory that stores a program; and   at least one processor that executes the program to perform:   controlling estimation processing for estimating a usage environment of the image forming apparatus using information based on communication packets communicated by the image forming apparatus; and   issuing a notification corresponding to a result of the estimation processing,   wherein, in a case where the image forming apparatus is set to a specific mode, control is performed to prevent the estimation processing from being executed.   
     
     
         2 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific mode is a mode for communicating only with a specific external apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific mode is a mode for enabling the image forming apparatus to download firmware. 
     
     
         4 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific mode is a mode for enabling the image forming apparatus to directly connect with an external apparatus to conduct maintenance. 
     
     
         5 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific mode is a mode in a manufacturing process of the image forming apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor executes the program to further perform:
 controlling displaying of a screen for accepting a selection of the usage environment of the image forming apparatus; and   setting setting values corresponding to the selected usage environment to the image forming apparatus,   wherein the notification is issued in a case where the usage environment obtained as a result of the estimation processing is different from the usage environment that is selected in the screen and corresponding to which setting values are set to the image forming apparatus.   
     
     
         7 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the result of the estimation processing is displayed on the screen. 
     
     
         8 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein, in a case where power of the image forming apparatus is turned ON and the image forming apparatus is not set to a specific mode, the estimation processing is executed, and   wherein, as a result of the estimation processing, a result of latest estimation processing is displayed on the screen.   
     
     
         9 . A method for controlling an image forming apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus, the method comprising:
 controlling estimation processing for estimating a usage environment of the image forming apparatus using information based on communication packets communicated by the image forming apparatus; and   issuing a notification corresponding to a result of the estimation processing,   wherein, in a case where the image forming apparatus is set to a specific mode, control is performed to prevent the estimation processing from being executed.   
     
     
         10 . A storage medium storing a computer program for executing a method for controlling an image forming apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus, the method comprising:
 controlling estimation processing for estimating a usage environment of the image forming apparatus using information based on communication packets communicated by the image forming apparatus; and   issuing a notification corresponding to a result of the estimation processing,   wherein, in a case where the image forming apparatus is set to a specific mode, control is performed to prevent the estimation processing from being executed.